Netherlands

Police investigating explosion at Israel Center in the Netherlands

According to local law enforcement, no injuries resulted from the explosion but the building suffered minor damage.

Police officers stand outside a Jewish school following an explosion that caused minor damages, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 14, 2026.
Golden Helmet of Cotofenesti and gold bracelets recovered after being stolen from a Dutch museum, April 3, 2026.

Priceless Romanian artifacts recovered a year after being stolen from Dutch museum

A VOTE on the death penalty for terrorists who murder Israeli civilians at the auditorium in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026.

'This is apartheid’: International politicians, governments condemn terror death penalty law

A view inside the Peter and Paul Church in Maastricht shows an excavation pit opened in the floor, where archaeologists believe they may have uncovered the skeletal remains of Charles de Batz de Castelmore, known as d’Artagnan, leader of King Louis XIV's musketeers, March 25, 2026.

Archaeologists may have found lost remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan in Dutch church


Netherlands to return 3,500-year-old Egyptian statue seized in Maastricht

Prime minister Rutte told president el-Sisi that the artifact, looted amid the 2011 Arab Spring, will be handed to the Egyptian ambassador in the Netherlands before year’s end.

The Grand Egyptian Museum.

Netherlands to return 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt

The sculpture depicting Pharaoh Thutmose III appeared at a Dutch art fair in 2022 and is to be returned to the Egyptian ambassador by the end of the year.

A statue of Thutmose III, the sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Officially, Thutmose III ruled Egypt for almost 54 years,i inCairo, Egypt Dec 29, 2022:

Centrist D66 party leads in Dutch election exit polls, Wilders vows to fight on from the opposition

Centrist D66, led by Rob Jetten, is on course to win the most votes in the Dutch election, beating Geert Wilders' Freedom Party.

The Party for Freedom (PVV) party leader Geert Wilders and Democrats 66 (D66) party leader Rob Jetten attend the final debate in the run-up to the House of Representatives elections, in The Hague, Netherlands, October 28, 2025

The ranking every traveler must know: The safest countries to visit in 2026

A new survey ranks the safest countries for travel in 2026. Europe takes 10 of the top 15 spots, while Iceland loses its crown due to active volcanoes.

Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Dutch Supreme Court rejects Russia’s final appeal in Yukos case, clearing path to enforce $65b

Because Moscow has refused to pay, the shareholders have already turned to identifying and attaching Russian state assets abroad, subject to local sovereign-immunity rules.

Freed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky reacts during his news conference in the Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, December 22, 2013. Khodorkovsky, pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin after 10 years in jail, said in remarks published on Sunday that he would not go in

Palestine Action defaces Amsterdam Royal Palace with red paint on October 7

Palestine Action NL said that its actions honored "resistance fighters and martyrs, recognizing the need for emancipatory violence and struggle against occupying force."

Police stand outside the Royal Palace after it was defaced with red paint by activists of the group Palestine Action NL, in Amsterdam, October 7, 2025

Over 300 anti-Israel protesters arrested after blocking Rotterdam port

Anti-Israel activists were arrested in the Port of Rotterdam after blocking rail tracks and clashing with police during protests against trade and arms arrangements with Israel.

 Dutch mobile Police officers stand guard after several scuffles broke out in the city center following the UEFA Europa League, League phase - Matchday 4, football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on November 8, 2024.

Dutch populist Wilders suspends campaign due to threat

The Dutch National counterterrorism agency confirmed that Geert Wilders was among European politicians potentially targeted by a thwarted plot.

Geert Wilders and leader of Party for Freedom speaks during the Danish People's Party annual meeting in Tinghallen, Viborg, Denmark, Saturday, September 27, 2025

Hundreds of thousands protest in Amsterdam against war in Gaza

Organisers estimated that around 250,000 people joined the demonstration.

A woman holds a placard that reads "Antizionism is not antisemitism" during a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, fascism, genocide and war and to fight climate chaos, a day ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration, in Amsterdam, Netherlands January 19, 2025.

Java Man return to Java: Netherlands to return Dubois Collection of 28,000 fossils to Indonesia

A Dutch commission ruled the haul, which includes the Java Man skull cap, was seized 'against the will of the local population', clearing the way for its unconditional repatriation.

Java Man return to Java: Netherlands to return Dubois Collection of 28,000 fossils to Indonesia.